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Kherwa Chhit Population - Dumka, Jharkhand

Kherwa Chhit is a medium size village located in Jarmundi Block of Dumka district, Jharkhand with total 55 families residing. The Kherwa Chhit village has population of 290 of which 147 are males while 143 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kherwa Chhit village population of children with age 0-6 is 50 which makes up 17.24 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kherwa Chhit village is 973 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Kherwa Chhit as per census is 923, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Kherwa Chhit village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Kherwa Chhit village was 58.75 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Kherwa Chhit Male literacy stands at 77.69 % while female literacy rate was 39.50 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Kherwa Chhit village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Kherwa Chhit village.

Kherwa Chhit Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 55 - -
Population 290 147 143
Child (0-6) 50 26 24
Schedule Caste 46 26 20
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 58.75 % 77.69 % 39.50 %
Total Workers 149 74 75
Main Worker 20 - -
Marginal Worker 129 57 72

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.86 % of total population in Kherwa Chhit village. The village Kherwa Chhit currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Kherwa Chhit village out of total population, 149 were engaged in work activities. 13.42 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 86.58 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 149 workers engaged in Main Work, 11 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.